A young and newly engaged couple is ready to buy their first house together. They're wanting to escape the busy city life and find a permanent waterfront home in the quaint beach community of Winthrop, MA. She wants a place with plenty of room to entertain and his priority is an easy commute to work.

A family of six living in Houston, TX, is on the hunt for a vacation house on the beach. Taking vacations and traveling with a family that large can get expensive so having a second house close to their home base would provide them with an affordable retreat they could visit regularly. They've always enjoyed the peaceful Gulf Coast community of Surfside Beach, TX, and hope to find an affordable place there directly on the water.

A Texas couple is ready to reinvest their money into a new Panama City Beach, Florida, vacation home after recently selling their beachfront condo. When it comes to finding their next place, they agree on basics such as the number of rooms, balcony and location, yet her fear of heights rivals his desire to have the highest view possible.

A Portland, OR, couple with a young daughter has dreamed of owning a beachfront home since they met in college. With many of Oregon and Washington's beach towns being notoriously expensive, she was shocked when she discovered affordable Ocean Park, WA. Now they're hunting for their slice of oceanfront paradise, but their wish list might be a tall order, even in a reasonably priced area.

College sweethearts with three young sons in Suffolk, Virginia, are looking for a house in their favorite weekend getaway spot -- Cape Charles, Virginia. Location and character are at the top of their priority list, but they may have to sacrifice one in order to stay on budget.